Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-07-29

The news OF the raid of the medical students
had leaked out, and some of the boys were de-
termiucd TO have fun at the expense of the old
parson. Two young men, who had besn in
formed by one of the medical students of the
intended grave robbery, hid themselves in the
bushes near the grave, and soon after the ap-
pointed time old Parson Jones and horse and
cart put in an appearances.
In short time n couple of students-one OF
whom was the one that divuged the secret OF
this transaction-put in an appearance and i'm
mcdiatoly proceeded TO open the grave. Soon
the cofiln was reached and brought to the top
of the grave; the body was taken out and
placed in box that the students had provided,
and just rs they We're about to put 1t into the
cart the two men concealed in the bushes
rushed out with yell. The students and the
parson took TO their heels The body was taken
out of the box, secrcted in the bushes, and one
of the men put sheet around himself and lay
down in the box.
After time the students and tha- parspn re-
turned Seeing the horse and cart and tools
still there and no one around, approached the
goX, examined 1t, and thought 1t was yist as
they had left it.
The box was placed in the cart and the par
son was ordered TO take it to its destination,
while the students filled up the grave. All
went merry with the parson rs he trotted on his
winding way from the graveyard hill singing,
80, how / longs for the Angel Gabril TO come
and take dis poor old Parson Jones home Use
long to be dar, rs" Just as he reached the
northeast corner of Main and Fifth streets, and
was in front of the Dugan Hotel, the young man
who had concealed himself in the box rose up,
threw the sheet around the old pnrson and gave
him loving hug, exclaiming in broken Eng
lish
"Mien Got, Parson, where you go mid me? 1t
not me the Lord be after II pc Parson jones' y
DE good Lord bless you, is not de man. is not
In mimi the ANGEL Gabriel he =
not hlowcd his horn Is not ready TO go TO the
Lord, ] only tells dem culed folks dad day
might spec de comm OF the Angel Gabriel, dat
mought come down when dey wah not ready
for de comm" And with these cxpana''o ions
the Parson broke away from the person he sup
posed 10 be the Angel Gabriel, jumped from the
cart and ran home. The young man who had
pcrpctratcd the joke upon the old parson threw
the sheet into the box and went into the hotel
The students coming across the horse and
cart in the street, on inspecting the box, soon
concluded that joke had been played upon
the parson and went back and brought the
corpse of the German and placed IL in room
in the cellar of the old threc-story bank build
ing corner of Woodawn and Muskingum ave-
nues. The body was taken the next night to the
disseCting room.
The first man TO engage in the iron business
west of Pennsylvania was Moses Dillon. He
built in early days n furnace and foundry at
Dillon Falls, short distance above GAINESVILLE,
and was for a long time the sole person en-
ployed In the iron industry. There was great
demand for salt kettles among the pioneers,
and people sent from Virginia, Kentucky, and
all parts Of Ohio to GAINESVILLE for their iron
cooking utensils
So the iron industry of the West which has
become vast and so important like the pot
terry business, had its beginning at GAINESVILLE.
Samuel Sullivan was the pioneer potter of the
State
There were two coopers in GAINESVILLE in 1872!
who were tnt friends. They worked ate, slept
and drank whisky together. Both men were
hard drinkers ana frequently indulged in long
sprecs.